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…in the United States is one of survival and wonder. Now their son, Victor Villasenor, has written "Rain of Gold," a grand and vivid history of both clans in an ambitious narrative that draws on the utter terror of those years and the intuitive wisdom of his people…

…On September 11,2001, the United States faced, what we saw as the most horrific form of terrorism. On March 16,1988, the northern Iraqi city of Halabja endured the greatest chemical and biological assault on a civilian population in the history…

…World War 1 due to political unrest and poor economic conditions. Dictatorship came to power in the Soviet Union, Italy, Germany, and Japan during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Under a dictatorship terror and secret police are used to crush those opposed…

…“The Terrors of Basket-Weaving” unfolds as the sad account of a woman named Diane. Throughout the short story she is unsure of her identity. She realizes her uncertainty after she repairs this basket that she found on a beach. The basket gives her…

…" and "Bereft," he responds to the terror and tragedy of life. He writes soberly of vaguely threatening aspects of nature in "Come In" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." In the latter poem, he wrote: My little horse must think it queer To stop without…

…misleading news and money-making schemes. The capitalistic octopuses of the U.S.A. are using their power in a negative and irresponsible fashion. They say that their goal is war against terrorism and violence, but all they really do is bring more blood…

…minorities of outside pressure. Greece was being terrorized by the soviets because they wanted to expand there government. Greece’s army was too small and unprepared to go against this kind of a conflict. (3) A Marshall Plan was also formed by George Marshall…

…it shoots for the brain and begins it’s reign of terror instantaneously. Naturally, just a few drinks won’t make the drinker notice any obvious effects, but the more alcohol taken in, the more obvious it becomes. A person’s inhibitions are what give him a sense…

…of a country and death of thousands of innocent Iraqis. When did the war against terrorism metamorphose into war against Iraq? What is the connection between September 11 and Iraq? The only connection I can see is oil. When can George Bush understand the saying…

…. This collapse has to happen to put the ball into play for all end-time events. Along with the catastrophic collapse, we may see extreme terrorism in the United States. Already, Russia and China have formed an unholy alliance against us. Their saber rattling should…